Video game workers in North America now have an industry-wide union

Re:Video game workers in North America now have an industry-... by deadbabe on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @02:19PM (#43415536)

Because nothing terrifies corporate executives more than a loosely organized group of scattered workers with no legal standing, no collective bargaining rights, and no strike protections. Truly, the next great labor revolution will be built on the unshakable foundation of good vibes and a mailing list. In practice, I don’t think things will be that easy.

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Re:Video game workers in North America now have an industry-... by dwaltrip on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @02:58PM (#43416004)

You are offering undiscerning nihilism. It’s both false and unhelpful.

Maybe you just needed to vent, I get that. But I must say, HN comments aren’t the always the best place for venting.

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Re:Video game workers in North America now have an industry-... by zvorygin on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @03:10PM (#43416139)

They offered a number of good points, it doesn’t seem like undiscerning nihilism to me.

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Re:Video game workers in North America now have an industry-... by deadbabe on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @03:56PM (#43416586)

Unhelpful I can see, but how is it in any way false what I said?

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Re:Video game workers in North America now have an industry-... by dwaltrip on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @09:08PM (#43418975)

You are saying that what they are doing is completely useless. Plenty of other comments have explained how it isn’t.

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Re:Video game workers in North America now have an industry-... by int_19h on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @07:50PM (#43418498)

The very first unions were exactly like that, and they terrified corporate executives enough to attempt to violently suppress them.

And then, despite said suppression, they still managed to win legal standing, collective bargaining rights, strike protections etc.

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